The Maknae Has to Be an Idol

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The system warned that I shouldnt meet Yoon Tae-Hyung.

What, why so suddenly? I thought as I stopped in front of the door.

Tae-Yoon, what are you doing?

Mr. Tae-Yoon, arent you going inside?

Yeon-Hoon, Ms. Seung-Yeon, and Ms. Hyuna asked.

Ah, um. Uh The system was telling me not to meet Yoon Tae-Hyung, but I was opening the door for us to meet Yoon Tae-Hyung right now. I was at a crossroad, and the decision that I finally made was

Well, shall we head to the parking lot for now? It was to do what the system told me to do.

What?

Arent we going to see the head manager?

Shouldnt we stop him from talking to Director Yoo?

Who knows what theyre going to talk about and you want to just go?

The members questioned me, showing a completely different attitude than before. I would have also acted the same as them if I were in their position.

Well, uh. I dont think we should all go together like this. I began to quickly make excuses and continued, If we suddenly intervene while the two are talking, Director Yoo might get a bad impression of us.

I thought I made a good excuse, but Do-Seung said, Theyre talking about us, so we should go and listen.

Yeah, we cant just leave when we dont know what theyre talking about. Dong-Jun also shared the same opinion.

Even the kind Woon said, Im actually a little nervous because Im afraid they might exchange unfavorable or unfair conversations about us.

And if they scold us for anything, Ill say I ordered you guys to do it. Dont worry, Tae-Yoon! Lastly, Yeon-Hoon said this with a serious expression.

Hmm. I thought again about what exactly the mission I just heard was. As soon as I thought I wanted to listen to the missions content again, it rang in my ears.

[Return to your dormitory by going down the parking lot to avoid Yoon Tae-Hyung.]

[Upon success, no rewards.]

[Upon failure, an altercation with Yoon Tae-Hyung.]

The failure penalty is not that serious. Frankly, it was even a stretch to call it a penalty, as our failure penalty was actually our goal.

Were going there to argue after all. So far, I have never suffered any losses from doing what the system told me to do. Thus, I had tried to follow that rule again this time, but

Lets go. Considering that the penalty was not serious and above all, I thought it would be extremely difficult to force my members to withdraw, I gave in to their demands.

Lets just say hello politely and come back if it seems like were intruding on their conversation too much. Woon patted my shoulder to try to relieve my worries.

Honestly, I hadnt been worried about being rude. However, I still said, Thank you

Whatever the case, I was grateful that he was worried about me.

***

The director of JI ENM, Yoo Won-Dong, was walking in the hallway after leaving the waiting room. It was not a very impressive encounter. There was no way he would like idols at this age, and he couldnt relate to boys who were young enough to be his sons. It just felt like he went outside and met clients. No, it felt more like he met items offered by his suppliers.

Director Yoo!

Ah, Mr. Park. Why are you running?

Park Soo-Chul suddenly came running towards him.

Yoo Won-Dong said, Didnt our meeting just end? Do you have anything more to say? Thinking that Park Soo-Chul might have come out to talk about the company dinner again, his head already ached.

However, Park Soo-Chul said, Do you remember what we talked about before the performances?

Ah, that. About WD Entertainment?

Yes, yes.

Of course, I wont forget that.

Well, since the joint venture is under your authority, Mr. Yoon, I feel a bit hesitant to speak up, but I came to say this again because of how worried I was.

Yes, I see. Ill refer to your words when Im meeting them. Fortunately, what Park Soo-Chul had to say wasnt about the company dinner. Yoo Won-Dong tried to leave after saying this. It was already long past his time to get off work. Thinking that the road back to his home might have a lot of traffic, he was beginning to grow annoyed.

Then see you next time. Lets keep in touch. When he was about to finish walking through the hallway again

Ah, let me go!

Mr. Yoon, you can take your time to do it next time. Why do you have to do it today?

Hey! You guys think I dont know what you did! You two collected evidence against me and badmouthed me to the boss, right? Fuck, do you know how many hours I was scolded because of that?

Ahthats.

Ill talk about that later for now because I have to meet with that person from JI ENM today. But you two wait in the parking lot downstairs after youre done. Got it?

Yoo Won-Dong heard a commotion at the end of the hallway, and soon, a man in his 30s and two women in their 20s popped out What the heck is

Yoo Won-Dong looked in their direction to see what in the world was happening when the angry man met his eyes and suddenly began to approach him. Hmm?

Yoo Won-Dong tried to take a step back because it clearly looked like the man was trying to talk to him, but the man talked to him faster than Yoo Won-Dong could run away. Perhaps, are you JI ENMs director?

However, it flabbergasted him that this man came to greet him so brazenly after causing such a scene in the hallway. The man must have judged that Yoo Won-Dong couldnt have heard him from across the hall.

Yoo Won-Dong found the whole situation ridiculous but accepted the greeting. Yes, Im Yoo Won-Dong, the director of JI ENM.

Then, the women in their 20s behind him bowed and hurriedly left. At that moment, Yoo Won-Dong instinctively knew that this was the infamous person whom Park Soo-Chul talked about.

Im Yoon Tae-Hyung, the manager of Siren the winner of this showand the head manager of WD Entertainment. Nice to meet you, sir.

Frankly, when producer Park Soo-Chul warned him about Yoon Tae-Hyung, he wasnt too pleased. In his own way, Park Soo-Chul must have given him information for his benefit, but personally, he only thought of it as a young man making presumptuous remarks and stepping out of line.

However, since there was no need to make a fuss about it, he just let it go and didnt listen too carefully to what Park Soo-Chul had to say. However, now that he was facing Yoon Tae-Hyung directly like this

Here is my business card. If possible, I would like to meet you separately and have a nice discussion.

Ah, yes. Mr. YoonOh. But Yoo Won-Dong felt strangely peeved. It might be because his departure was getting delayed further, so he was more annoyed than usual.

Hmm. Although Yoo Won-Dong was not familiar with the idol industry, he knew this type of person very wellpeople whove reached a higher position than what their ability entailed.

If you can contact me when you have the time, I will share important information about our Siren members. Yoon Tae-Hyung continued, And, I also have a lot to talk about um, business and contract-related matters.

And those same people acted arrogant, thinking theyd reached that level with their own ability.

Yoon Tae-Hyung continued, And should I say its about our companys employment succession? Haha. Anyway, I also have something to talk to you about the recruiting process at JI ENM.

And those were the same people who always tried to find an easy way out while desperately clinging to the fortune they got by sheer luck. Yoo Won-Dong had thought Yoon Tae-Hyung would be this kind of person when he first heard about him from Park Soo-Chul, but it became even more evident after seeing him directly.

Yoo Won-Dong quietly looked at him, and Yoon Tae-Hyung just smiled brightly in front of him. A long silence passed between them. Even producer Park Soo-Chul, who was still standing behind Yoo Won-Dong, was silently watching the situation with bated breath.

This is your business card. Then Yoo Won-Dong spoke again while looking at WD Entertainments business card. After roughly picking up Yoon Tae-Hyungs business card, he asked another question. Do you have the CEOs business card?

Ah, our boss?

Do you not have it?

Ah, yes. I dont carry around any of my bosses business cards.

Then do you have any business cards from anyone higher than you?

No.

How many employees do you have at the company?

Three.

How many years of experience do you have?

I have six years at another entertainment agency, and as for the other twoWD Entertainment is their first company.

Hmm, is that so? Yoo Won-Dong clicked his tongue and stared at Yoon Tae-Hyung again. Then he smiled brightly and tapped Yoon Tae-Hyungs shoulder. Youve worked hard to come all the way here. Hope you have a safe trip back home.

Yoo Won-Dong walked past Yoon Tae-Hyung and walked down the hallway, and Yoon Tae-Hyung could only stare at him walking further away.

I didnt get his business card? At the same time, Yoon Tae-Hyung realized he gave Yoo Won-Dong his business card, but Yoo Won-Dong hadnt given his.

***

I could see why the system told me not to go. We walked down the hallway to find Director Yoo Won Dong with Ms. Seung-Yeon and Ms. Hyuna, and we got to see Yoo Won-Dong and Yoon Tae-Hyung together.

Youve worked hard to come all the way here. Hope you have a safe trip back home.

Then, we also saw Yoo Won-Dong leave the hallway while leaving behind Yoon Tae-Hyung. After receiving Yoon Tae-Hyungs business card, Yoo Won-Dong just passed by without giving his business card. Even though Ive never been a company worker, I could know what that meant.

Hes saying that he wont contact him, right? Yoo Won-Dong just flat-out rejected Yoon Tae-Hyung. When Yoo Won-Dong didnt let us have a company dinner earlier, my evaluation of him had dropped, but my rating of him increased from the interaction just now.

He might be more useful than I thought. I had tried various efforts to prevent Yoon Tae-Hyuns employment transfer, like asking producer Park Soo-Chul for help, and didnt know if my efforts would actually worked but

It worked. It was a huge relief. I wondered if we could go outside now. When they left the waiting room, my members tried to intervene and say something, but after witnessing the scene right now, they were all hesitating. It was because anyone could see that the interaction between Yoon Tae-Hyun and Yoo Won-Dong had been anything but positive. They might make the already bad mood even worse if they intervened now. Thus, we stood behind the hallway and didnt move, but

Ah, shit. I just met Yoon Tae-Hyungs eyes. Originally, I had planned to take a step back and return to the waiting room. Then my goal was to take our luggage and get into our van within five minutes. However, now that our eyes met

[Mission failed.]

[An altercation with Yoon Tae-Hyung begins.]

I couldnt avoid an altercation with Yoon Tae-Hyung anymore.

What the hell are you guys all doing here Yoon Tae-Hyung approached us, speaking in an extremely irritated voice.

Ms. Hyuna and Ms. Seung-Yeon must have judged that Yoon Tae-Hyung would throw a fit as they quickly stepped forward and tried to cover for us.

Mr. Yoon, did you have a nice talk with that person from JI ENM?

We were on our way down to the parking lot down there. We can go together, right?

Come out for a second. Yoon Tae-Hyung swiftly passed Ms. Seung-Yeon and Ms. Hyuna and approached me. He suddenly glared and said, Bong Tae-Yoon, come here.

He had acted nice and subservient to Yoo Won-Dong, but now, he acted like a backstreet gangster in front of me. He continued, Follow me for a moment and lets talk. Do you even know what you did today? Do you know how much crap I had to deal with from CEO Kim Dong-Hyun today?

He asked me whether I was aware of my actions. I had worked with my members to win The Showcase 2 and had something to be extremely proud of. However, this punk didnt care about us winning at all; he only cared that I messed with his plans. I was about to laugh because of how ridiculous he was, but my members seemed to have found his attitude more ridiculous than me.

Mr. Yoon, why are you acting like that?

What the. Why are you staring at him like that?

Seriously, did we do anything wrong?

What are you trying to do by calling him separately? Are you going to beat him up?

The members who have always acted nice and politely wherever they went

What?

Were now suddenly began to corner Yoon Tae-Hyung with intense fighting power.